~Museums~
Choco-Story
– The Chocolate Museum |
| Sint-Jansstraat,
7b |
| Bruges |
| T+
F0032 50/61.22.37 |
| Email
info@choco-story.be |
| www.choco-story.be |
| Housed
in the The Maison de Croon (1480) The museum opened
in March 2004 and
tells the story of how chocolate was
discovered. The museum tells the story of the
transformation of cocoa into chocolate and to
promote the health and quality aspects of Belgian
chocolate |
~Museums~
| Diamond
Museum |
| Koningin
Astridplein 19-23 |
| B-2018
Antwerp |
|
T +32-3-202 48 90 |
|
F +32-3-202 48 98 |
| Email
info@diamant.provant.be |
| www.diamantmuseum.be |
| The
largest diamond museum in the world.
An 'image
and sound' museum. Multi lingual audio guides as
well as experts available to answer any questions.
Jewellery from the 16 Century
to the present day. |
~Museums~
In
Flanders Fields Museum
Tel+32(0)57239 220
1st May -
7th September 2008 special exhibition.'Man, Culture, War' Back
to the Great War of 1914-1918. Visitors experience history, as
a soldier, nurse, local or refugee. Witness the destruction
of a region, but also the hope and resurrection of Ypres.
|
~Castles~
Gaasbeek Castle
Tel: +32
(0)2 5310130
Fax: +32 (0)2 5310143
Email
kasteelvangaasbeek@vlaanderen.be
www.kasteelvangaasbeek.be
Just
outside Brussels, this fairy-tale castle is a stone shrine for
the impressive art collection of its latest occupant, Marquise
Arconati Visconti: an impressive series of tapestries, pieces
of furniture, paintings, statues … Extensive park with
centuries-old trees, historical buildings and ponds.
~Restaurants~
Bistro
l’Opera Bouffe
Antwerp
T0032
3226 6413
Email
bistrot@opera-bouffe.be
www.opera-bouffe.be
Dinner
and show, dream way with the nostalgic music of
Aznavour, Yves Montand, Gilbert Bécaud and Edith
Piaf
~Shops~
| Diamond
Land N.V |
| Appelmansstraat 33A |
| B-2018
Antwerp |
|
T +32 3 229 29 90 |
|
F +32 3 229 29 99 |
| www.diamondland.be |
| The
largest diamond showroom of Antwerp. Visitors can
see diamond polishers, setters and a goldsmith at
work. A multilingual staff can give a 20 minutes
guided tour. They can buy certified diamonds, loose
diamonds and diamond jewellery. Visitors
can choose a diamond and see for themselves how
their diamond is being mounted into an exquisite
piece of jewellery |
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